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Cuchara, Huerfano County, Colorado, USA
Formation | Cuchara |
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Age: | 55.8 - 50.3 Ma Eocene |
Interval | Wasatchian |
Number of Collections | 2 |
Number of Occurrences | 4 |
Recorded Sample Locations
Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
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Dug Springs/Sand Arroyos | Huerfano County, Colorado, USA | Cuchara |
Associated Units
Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
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Farisita | 50.3 - 46.2 Ma Eocene | mudstone | 10 |
Huerfano | 50.3 - 46.2 Ma Eocene | mudstone | 175 |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Didymictis sp. genus | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Viverravidae : Didymictis | 55.8 - 50.3 Ma Eocene |
Hyracotherium sp. genus | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Hyracotherium | 55.8 - 50.3 Ma Eocene |
Phenacodus intermedius species | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Phenacodontidae : Phenacodus : Phenacodus intermedius | 55.8 - 50.3 Ma Eocene |
References
Robinson P. (1963) , University of Colorado Studies 1 |
Alroy J. (2002) Synonymies and reidentifications of North American fossil mammals |
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!